Postwar life of the Schaap family; funeral for Dr. Amir

Identifier
irn1004809
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.524
  • RG-60.1546
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Maurits Schaap was in hiding in Axel near Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.

Scope and Content

Men with yarmulkes exit a building. INTs, dark. Cars on a street, one with "USA" and numbers on the hood. An elder with a top-hat gets into a car. CUs, adults, one pins flower on lapel. 00:37:21 In London, pan, up and down of a stone statue. Sign advertising "Yehudi Menuhin" concert at Royal Albert Hall (maybe in June 1946). British soldiers. Lake. 00:38:48 Street traffic and sightseeing to the Parliament and Westminster and around London's cinemas (films opened in 1946). 00:40:16 Israel Legation in Amsterdam. Funeral procession for Dr. Michael Amir, the Israel envoy to the Netherlands, on June 21, 1954. He was a Jewish diplomat. Representation of multiple military units. The procession proceeds past a sign marked "Clingendael" before the coffin is placed within a hearse. The vehicle departs.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Eli Schaap

Note(s)

  • Videotape label: "Hiding during WWII, War Years, and Amir"

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